Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VII
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1. The Old Tradition 3
6. 2. The Economic Setting 10
7. 3. New Beginnings 19
8. 4. The Heirs of Populism 36
9. 5. The American Farm Bureau Federation 44
10. 6. Trial and Error 55
11. 7. Success 66
12. 8. The Farm Security Administration 84
13. 9. Attack 97
14. 10. The Large Campaign 112
15. 11. Politics, Administration, and Education 127
16. 12. Parity and Party 138
17. 13. Organization and Membership 145
18. 14. The Rationale of Organization 158
19. 15. Decentralization 166
20. 16. The Structure of Power 173
21. Appendix 183
22. Notes 187
23. Index 221